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Agree Bob But what else can you expect from an organisation that is punishing OH practitioners for obtaining a qualification, in most cases out of their own pockets, because the NMC set a standard that no one else in the speciality agreed with. I think Neil's point about the nurse in this is very telling, the NMC couldn't give a flying ........... about nurses as long as we pay them money, bottom line a pointless waste of time. I think in NMC's case Bob KISS is the wrong way round, should read Keep It Stupid, Simple!!! Cheers Pete >>> Robert Dunn <[log in to unmask]> 27/02/2007 10:58 >>> Neil, I wholeheartedly agree with your sentiments, especially about it being wordy !! On reading through it the first thought to pass through my mind was not "Wow, this is really going to protect the public and my practice" , it was "whoever wrote this has a copy of 'Desiderata' and the wall of their office ( http://www.fleurdelis.com/desiderata.htm ) as it reads in the same manner. By all means let the NMC try and do their job, but please save us from the typical language of governmental type, pseudo-civil service based, bureaucratic language. The military have a principle that should be applied to this 'work of prose', it is KISS !! Namely: Keep It Simple Stupid....!!! There is no need to mend what is not broken. Are the NMC telling us that they got the current version of the Code of Conduct wrong?? Are they telling us that the current version is not protecting the public?? Are they telling us that professionalism is declining within the nursing profession because practitioners are not following the current version?? I think not!! This has all the hallmarks of having been thought up by a 'jobsworth' who probably isn't on the NMC Register in the first place.......... Comments anyone?? Regards, Bob -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Neil Poole Sent: 27 February 2007 10:29 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] NMC Code of Conduct I have today had a chance to look at the possible changes to the the code of conduct. I feel that the code does seem to be over the top in some areas. It is very wordy, which could be open to misinterpretation. I have no problem with protecting the public, but is it going too far? What about the protection for the nurse? If they are faced with a violent patient can they refuse to give treatment. This was highlighted by last nights Panorama programme. What do other people think? Kind regards Neil poole Project OH Nurse BBCEL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. For list archives and documents, go to http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES AND EVENTS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH For Occupational Health jobs, go to http://OHJobs.drmaze.net Find out about Occupational Health Nursing Education in UK at http://home.wlv.ac.uk/~in6232/aohne/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. For list archives and documents, go to http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES AND EVENTS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH For Occupational Health jobs, go to http://OHJobs.drmaze.net Find out about Occupational Health Nursing Education in UK at http://home.wlv.ac.uk/~in6232/aohne/